I've been looking for an 'answer' or a precedent to this question for years and no one has ever had one. I essentially was looking for an answer to: If someone is standing on the sidewalk or street corner with a sign, is this a demonstration, protest or picket line and does this qualify as being 'on' state or 'public' property? No one could answer.
The Day of Resistance event in Asheville took place IN a city park that is generally thought to have banned guns completely, however this is not the case. Others thought the 'protest' statute on 'public' property made it illegal to carry at the event. The organizers of this event finally got a statement from the police dept on what they were enforcing and needless to say numerous folks OC'ed including a number of rifles. (I know I know, Das ist Verboten talk on OC.org) I believe there are some serious misconceptions spread about this 'protest' statute. And obviously all the naysayers who have their panties in a bunch about OC qualifying an arrest under "going armed to the terror of the public" are just all washed up. If anything could qualify as 'armed to the terror of the public' (without brandishing, threats and capability of carrying out those threats) it would be a number of folks with long guns and sidearms gathered together in a public place.
